Author : Eliphas Levi
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 2020-01-12
Category :
ISBN : 1631184539
Several notable masonic writers explore the subject of Kabbalah and how it intersects with Freemasonry. Included here are the essays: The Kabbalah of Masonry, Gematria and the Letter G, Kabbalah and the Origin of Freemasonry and Notes on the Kabbalah of the Old Testament.
Author : Frank C. Higgins
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 16,79 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1631180037
A Definition of Masonry The purpose of this paper is less to enter point blank upon the labyrinthine paths of solution than to define the exact character of the "riddle of the ages" and hazard a theory of how it may or can, - yes, has been solved... Masonic Archeology With reference to all those things which come within the various provinces of the seven liberal arts and sciences, Masonry occupies an extremely anomalous position. The theory of the Craft we all know. From one degree to another, we have paraded before us, assumptions of all knowledge, human and Divine. ... The Meaning of Initiation In all ancient rites and mysteries the participants in which were received by initiation, the greatest care was always exercised with respect to certain details, which if not properly carried out might mar or invalidate the entire ceremony... The Two Ashlars Our lodge is in every respect a symbolic workshop, furnished with all the tools belonging to the different grades of workmen...
Author : W. L. Wilmshurst
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 34,49 MB
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3849630323
This most interesting and illuminative work is worthy a place on every Mason's bookshelf. '' It seems taken for granted," says the author, "that reception into the Order will automatically be accompanied by an ability to appreciate forthwith and at its full value all that one there finds. The contrary is the case, for Masonry is a veiled and cryptic expression of the difficult science of spiritual life, and the understanding of it calls for special and informed guidance on the one hand, and on the other a genuine and earnest desire for knowledge and no small capacity for spiritual perception on the part of those seeking to be instructed." In Freemasonry, as in all phases of life, many are called but few are chosen. Masonry is not a mere formalism but a life to be lived. If you do not live the life you cannot know the doctrine. Masonry is an effort to perpetuate the essential doctrines of the Ancient Mysteries, but, alas, it does so in a very perfunctory manner. So veiled are its allegories and symbols that it is almost impossible to penetrate into the Holy of Holies.
Author : Charles H. Vail
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 384963129X
The purpose of these lectures is to consider the origin and nature of the Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry and to show the relation which they bear one to the other. Freemasonry deals largely with the morals and symbols of the Mysteries of Antiquity, and originally was one of the channels of Ancient Wisdom. There were a few among the founders of Modern Masonry who possessed the Royal Secret, or, at least, had a knowledge of its existence, and, if the key has been lost, the Mason, as Heir-apparent of the Old Wisdom, should be foremost in the search for its recovery. All agree that the Masonic symbols and traditions are of the greatest antiquity, and can be traced to the far East--to the earliest civilization, from which time and place they have spoken in nature's language to all peoples of the earth. We are more and more convinced that this picture language of our ritual contains a most complete philosophy--a knowledge embracing the eternal verities of the universe, and that these symbols were designed by the Initiates of old to preserve and convey that Ancient Wisdom to the present and future generations. Though empires and dynastic continents have appeared and passed away, these ancient symbols, hewn in rock-cut temples and monuments, have served to convey the Great Secret from ages past and will continue its record as long as this part of the universe remains.
Author : Nebojsa Nikolić
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,94 MB
Release : 2019-04-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781093639346
What is the secret of Freemasonry? What is it that has held the world's first and largest Fraternity together for centuries? Why have the countless known and unknown Brothers diligently labored towards fitting their minds, "as living stones, for that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens"? In today's world, most of the Masonic lodges have entirely forgotten--or have never even learned--where Masonry came from and what its original mission in the world was. Many of the six million seekers of the Light around the globe blindly stumble through the darkness of that ignorance, going through the motions of various rituals without understanding what the "peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" behind the organization they joined is really about. To make matters worse, our modern age brought a proliferation of ludicrous conspiracy theories, muddying the waters even further and attracting many of those after materialistic gains. On the other hand, after two millennia of deep secrecy, Kabbalah opened its gates wide to all genuine spiritual seekers. The long-hidden secrets--the nature of God, the Names of God, the Zohar, the Tree of Life, cosmic meaning of the Hebrew alphabet, creation of the world, the structure of reality--have been revealed to the world. Originally published by the Regular Grand Lodge of Serbia in A.L. 6017, Freemasonry & Kabbalah: Becoming One With God is an important work that fills the gap in modern Masonic education. The book introduces the 21st-century Brethren to the true essence of the Craft in a clear, approachable, and easy-to-understand language and without any undue mystification. The author offers an overview and interpretation of Kabbalistic secrets and points out that the Craft is deeply rooted in this tradition. Some of the basic Masonic postulates, incomprehensible to most modern Brethren, are easily explained through Kabbalah and its interpretations: Knowing thyself, Brotherly love, Immortality of the soul, Meaning of life and death, The Great Architect of the Universe, Charity, Cosmic meaning of silence. After reading Freemasonry & Kabbalah: Becoming One With God, these and other concepts familiar to every Mason will acquire a new and fresh meaning, and the genius of the hidden founders of the Fraternity will start blazing across centuries with a renewed brilliance and Light.
Author : Manly P. Hall
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2015-01-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781631181115
Author : Timothy Hogan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0557046106
The 32 Secret Paths of Solomon is a new examination of the role of Qabbalah in Freemasonry. This book explores how Freemasonry holds certain keys which reveal a completely new perspective to the Qabbalistic science. Qabbalah is mentioned many times in the degrees of Freemasonry, and this book explores why an understanding of Qabbalah is important in order to truly understand Masonic ritual. This book also publishes for the first time gematria correspondences which are found within Masonic ritual, and it demonstrates how Freemasonry holds the keys to understanding a different layout of the Qabbalistic Tree than has ever been published before. This book will be of value to both the new and old student of the Qabbalistic science.
Author : Albert G. Mackey
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 28,89 MB
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3849631494
Of the various modes of communicating instruction to the uninformed, the masonic student is particularly interested in two; namely, the instruction by legends and that by symbols. It is to these two, almost exclusively, that he is indebted for all that he knows, and for all that he can know, of the philosophic system which is taught in the institution. All its mysteries and its dogmas, which constitute its philosophy, are intrusted for communication to the neophyte, sometimes to one, sometimes to the other of these two methods of instruction, and sometimes to both of them combined. The Freemason has no way of reaching any of the esoteric teachings of the Order except through the medium of a legend or a symbol. Contents: Preface. I. Preliminary. II. The Noachidæ. III. The Primitive Freemasonry of Antiquity. IV. The Spurious Freemasonry of Antiquity. V. The Ancient Mysteries. VI. The Dionysiac Artificers. VII. The Union of Speculative and Operative Masonry at the Temple of Solomon. VIII. The Travelling Freemasons of the Middle Ages. IX. Disseverance of the Operative Element. X. The System of Symbolic Instuction. XI. The Speculative Science and the Operative Art. XII. He Symbolism of Solomon'S Temple. XIII. The Form of the Lodge. XIV. The Officers of a Lodge. XV. The Point Within a Circle. XVI. The Covering of the Lodge. XVII. Ritualistic Symbolism. XVIII. The Rite of Discalceation. XIX. The Rite of Investiture. XX. The Symbolism of the Gloves. XXI. The Rite of Circumambulation. XXII. The Rite of Intrusting, and the Symbolism of Light. XXIII. Symbolism of the Corner-Stone. XXIV. The Ineffable Name. XXV. The Legends of Freemasonry. XXVI. The Legend of the Winding Stairs. XXVII. The Legend of the Third Degree. XXVIII. The Sprig of Acacia. XXIX. The Symbolism of Labor. XXX. The Stone of Foundation.216 XXXI.
Author : C. C. Zain
Publisher : Brotherhood of Light Lessons
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 14,60 MB
Release : 2014-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780878875030
This is the fourth book in the 21 Brotherhood of Light Course series by C. C. Zain on the Hermetic Sciences, Astrology, Alchemy, Tarot, Kabbalah and the Occult. In this book the author reveals the symbolism and ritual of ancient and modern freemasonry, what it means and why it is important. This is an unprecedented work revealing the esoteric and spiritual significance of the symbols and rituals performed in the lodge room. The first masons of Egypt and Chaldea are discussed along with the concepts of Solomon¿s Temple, the Two Pillars and how ancient masons used the sacred science of Astrology. This book provides fascinating insights into the Mysteries and is a must read for those wishing to delve deeper into western esoteric traditions.
Author : C. C. Zain
Publisher : light.org
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 2014-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0878874046
This is the fourth book in the 21 Brotherhood of Light Course series by C. C. Zain on the Hermetic Sciences, Astrology, Alchemy, Tarot, Kabbalah and the Occult. In this book the author reveals the symbolism and ritual of ancient and modern freemasonry, what it means and why it is important. This is an unprecedented work revealing the esoteric and spiritual significance of the symbols and rituals performed in the lodge room. The first masons of Egypt and Chaldea are discussed along with the concepts of Solomon’s Temple, the Two Pillars and how ancient masons used the sacred science of Astrology. This book provides fascinating insights into the Mysteries and is a must read for those wishing to delve deeper into western esoteric traditions.
